Lecturer (Learning, Teaching & Scholarship)
Lecturer (Learning, Teaching & Scholarship Track)
- Posted 28 April 2026
- Salary Grade 7: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum
- LocationGlasgow
- Job Type Research and Teaching
- Reference198073
- Expiry 26 May 2026 23:45
Job description
Job Purpose
To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health. This is a Post-doctoral role in Sport and Exercise Science at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes primarily within Sport and Exercise Science, as well as across broader related subject areas within the School and College.
2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.
3. Contribute to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.
4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organization, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.
5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem-based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.
6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarships and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.
7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.
8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.
9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.
10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.
12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD), or equivalent professional experience, in Sport and Exercise Science or a closely related discipline, and/or relevant teaching experience.
A2 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in Sport and Exercise Science, and of relevant teaching methods and pedagogical approaches, to contribute effectively within the subject area.
A3 Knowledge of use and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and application of subject disciplines associated with Sport and Exercise Science.
Desirable
A4 A sports science or physiology degree.
Skills
Essential
C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.
C2 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.
C3 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external awareness.
C4 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in the field with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.
C5 Ability to communicate complex or conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding, and developing early career academic colleagues.
C6 Continuing engagement with current practice and developing knowledge in sports science.
Experience
Essential
E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.
E2 Experience and achievement in the relevant field reflected in an expanding personal academic portfolio.
E3 Experience in developing and demonstrating teaching and research methods and devising models, approaches, techniques, critiques and methods.
E4 Demonstrated commitment to open research.
E5 Experience in high-throughput sports and activity monitoring to establish provision of data analytics and data science teaching in Sport and Exercise Science.
Desirable
F1 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and other forms of collegiality.
Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.
This post is full time and open ended.
The successful candidate for this post will be enrolled onto the University’s Early Career Development Programme (ECDP). This will provide you as an early career academic staff member to be developed and supported over a specified timeframe to facilitate the advancement of your academic career. Information on the programme can be found here.
The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.
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Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr Ole Kemi, Ole.Kemi@glasgow.ac.uk
Closing Date: 26th May 2026 at 23:45.